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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pardachirus is a genus of soles mainly native to coastal water in the Indo-Pacific. A single species, P. poropterus is restricted to estuaries and lower sections of freshwater streams.[1] At least some species in the genus are toxic.[2]
Pardachirus | |
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Southern Peacock Sole (P. hedleyi) | |
Persian Carpet Sole (P. morrowi) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Pardachirus Günther, 1862 |
Type species | |
Achirus marmoratus Lacepède, 1802 | |
Synonyms | |
Normanetta Whitley, 1931 |
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
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